Bottle-label press



Dec. 29 1925 E. E. KALLENBACH BOTTLE LABEL PRESS Filed Jan. ll, 1924Inn/Enf mr .lim enla :1:11

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EDW'ARD E. KALLENBAGH, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-LABEL PRESS.

Application filed January 11, 1924. Serial No. 685,591.

To all whom it may con-cern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. KALLEN- BACH, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing in New York, in the county and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-LabelPresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle label presses generally, andparticularly to presses used for securing labels and the like havingartistic, raised or embossed formations thereon upon bottles such asperfume bottles and the like.

Considerable difficulty has heretofore been encountered in properlyattaching labels, especially artistic labels upon bottles with anydegree of despatch. On account of the thickn ness of certain labels, andthe rigidity and irregular surfaces thereof, it has been found necessaryto hold the labels in place for a considerable period of time before theadhesive substance may have sufficiently set so as properly to hold thelabel on the bottle.

In order so to hold the label in place that the adhesive substance mayhave time to set, and at the same time relieve the operator so that hemay proceed with otherl work, as for instance, with successivelypositioning other labels to be secured in place, presses have beencontrived. One form of such bottle label presses contemplates the use ofa rotatable platform having a' plurality of radially extending aws inwhich the bottles are placed after the labels are secured thereto, andthe jaws then caused to close and hold the label in place on the bottle,and the rotatable platform then successively rotated to facilitate theinsertion of other bottles by the attendant. rlf'he present inventionrelates particularly to the type of bottle label presses having suchrotatable platforms provided with radially extending bottle receivingjaws.

Among the objects of the present invention, it is aimed to provide abottle label press in which, after a label has been disposed on abottle, the bottle may be positioned in one of the jaws of the rotatableplat-form whereupon the rotatable platform 'in the course of itsrotation will cause such jaw automatically to close and hold the labelsecurely in place until it is moved around to the discharge end of themachine, there j@ discharged, I i

D Another object of the present invention 1s aimed to provide a bottlelabel press having a rotatable platform and radially extending jawsadapted automatically to close and hold the label in place on thebottle, and means for automatically discharging the bottle when the awsare permitted to release the bottle.

Still another object of the present invention. contemplates theprovision of a machine having means for automatically securing a labelin place on a bottle, and so holding the same for a period of time untilthe adhesive substance has had time to set, and then discharging thebottle with the thereto attached label so secured in place.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bottle labelpress having means for successively causing bottle receiving mouths orjaws to be advanced into bottle receiving position, means for adjustingthe speed 'of this advance to accord with the agility of the operator,means for automatically causing the bot-tlc receiving jaws to close uponthe bottle and thereby to secure the labels in place, holding saidlabels in such clamped position for a period sufficient to permit theadhesive substance to set, then permitting the bottle receiving jaws toopen, and causing the bottles to be discharged.

The present improvements also contemplate the provision of inclinedchutes for receiving the discharged bottles, and the provision of barscooperating with the inclined chutes to receive and discharge thebottles upon the inclined chutes.

These and -other features, capabilities and advantages of the inventionwill appear in the subjoined, detail description thereof, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan of the same; and

Fig. 2 is a section of the same.

In the embodiment illustrated there is provided a fixed base 1, havingsecured thereto a central shaft receiving boss 2 and a lateral shaftreceiving boss 3. In the boss 2 there is fixed the shaft 4e on which ismounted the bushing 5 which serves as a thrust bearing for the gear 6also mounted on the shaft fi. The gear G meshes with the pinion 7secured to the gear 8 which pinion 7 and gear 8 are. both mounted on theshaft 9 fixed ir. the shaft receiving boss 3. The gear 8 serves as adriving aaai meshing with the worm.

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of'the'motor shaft 11 driven by the motor 12 suitably mounted on thebase 1,

The gear 6 is suitably connected to the ro tatable plat-form 13, as forinstance, by the screws 14, and is also rotatably mounted von the linedshaft 4f. The rotatable platform 13 is preferably a circular disk and isprovided with a plurality'ot 'radially extendingl .jaw members 15, thejaws of'which extend beyondthe:periphery of theiplatform 13, toYfacilitate the insertion therein or' bottles 'to be 'treatedvz'iccording to the objects of thel fpres'e'nt invention.

"reinforcing the jaw ineniber, 'it is Irpreterably provided with the rib23 extending' `from ltheenlargement- 21 along;` the wall 18 inndvarni16. The inner 'surfaces of the jaw portions '19 and 2O are preferablyplane andparallel as illustrated. 'On the lower vpini portion 19, thereis preferably secured 4a ycushion n'ienibe'r 2li pr'eterably compos drtot rnbbe'r or'th'e like. lnl` the openingv il tiere lisslidablyfiiiunted Vthe p'i'nv which Yhas vseured "to its lower endextending bewyo d rtlieflon'f'er lplane sur-tace ot the jaw portion aKplateQGfto the ltiWersuraCe of Yvlii'chthere is :secured a cushioningniein* ber'Z? sinnila 'totheclishioning nien'beiaze. 'Thze'riniier tirAloirer "l'ace orc/"the cushioning ynieinber 2'4" lfrn'istliepr'essiirediaceto enga ge the labeled surtacefofabottle, n

The upper end ot he pin 25 i'sfprivided 1"' f i4' .if v

th a y:he d 28 betiv ,en `which andv the en- E largement @il y"there isprox'fided'a coil 'spring e9, auf rennrad-y if-taining iiiepinefeo andcushion 27 in raised position against the npperj'au"p'i'tilin 20. Theperiplieralfedge of the headQ'E is :clianilie'rediat to I'form a cainsiirface "to facilitate guiding' "tlie head @Sli/Linder the cam `g'iiide30. Tli'ecam 'guide ,30 is lan Varcufzite i'neniber ldisposed concen-vtric, tothe platform 13iand 4secured in place bythe 'Tishapedi'raine'31, Which is spaced troni and supported infplace by the standards 32,33 and'3`4l. Tuhe'arcuate'ineinber 30 has a beveled inclinedreceivinginouth 35 at the receiving end "of the cam in ordertocooperate- With the cliainp'lered edge of, the head anddepieSs'thelhe'ad 'as it is actuated to travel iinder, and in contactnit/ll the cani .'39, The arcuate member as illustrated is preferablyvsokpositioned that tlielreceiving,- end will be disposed just to the rightof the attendant, or to the right of the position Where the bottles andthe lilre "are inserted'in'to'the jaws, and the other end of the arcuatemember 30 terminates adjacent to the discharge chute 36 of the device,and before passing` over thereto. The discharge end of the arcuatemember 30 is also inclined as showniat 37 in order to vperniit 'the'gradual rise of the head an'd'thefeby the 'gradual 'release of thebottle engaged between the cushion members 24 and 2T.

'From 4the foregoing, it ivill be seen that after labels are secured 'tothe bottles A,fsuch bottlesina'y be "i'nsertedbetuieen the cushionmembers and 2,7 with thelabelpreferably facing iipWard'ly 'to "engage`the upper cush- 'ion member 27 and ivith the heads of the bottlesprotruding lbeyond the` edges of the jaws as illustrated in Thisinsertion fmay talieplace just tothe left of the receiving end 35 of thearcuate member 39. As the Arotatable platormis tlr'engradually rotatedin the direction bf the receivingr end 35, the head 28 Will come intoengagement with the receiving end 35 ot Vthe arcuate member 30,andthereupon be depressed, in vturn 'securely to engage the bottlebetween the cushion members 2l and 2T, with the label securely Y pressedagainst the bottle bythe cushion 'n'feinber 24. s the plattform 13is'thereupon Agradually rotated, the'bottleand 'label will be soclan'io'ed between the' cushion ineinvbers 24 and 27 during` the entireperiod that ll". ji'aw 'nieniber passes under the rarcuate 'in inber 39and until it arrives at vthe dis- 'c'li'arge'endglof the` arcuatemember. y

YThe. speed ot' the .platform u13 will be tiined'to correspond to theagility ot the operator,andthe length of the arcuate member, dependent'upon tlioagility oi'ithe aveu agie'operator, will bedeteri'nined sothatthe period of 'time requiredtor a jaw member lto pass `under thearcuate nieniber 39 will v''corre'sp'oiid, rsubsta'i'itially to theperied oit 'time required `for the 'adhesive 'substance ot 'a'label to"set uiliensecured'to a 'or theflik'e.

The "chute '36 'consists' Aessenti'ally 'ot an 'enclosed "rectangiilaryineniber, inclined, `with `its supporting platform extendingsubstantiallyirom the level of the lower jaw inem ber 19 to thefbelt'conveyor 43, traveling under v the machine as illustrated, and past'the discharge end or lowerendofthe chiite V36.

y To canse lthe automatic discharge` or' the bottles from 'the rotaryplatform after the same have been released from engage- Vnient with 'theupperjaiv Vportion after the jaiv Ain evinber has :passed the dischargeend 3i' 'or "the arcuate-`iiieinlir '39, there is provided the'deliecto'r 38 "cbnsistinn' essentially of a strip or bar of metalseen-red by 'the post 3,9 to the platform l, and having an inclinedglass bottlel il l) deflecting tongue 40, extending into tle path ofmovement of the bottles after they have been released from the upper jawportion as illustrated in Fig. l, and when such bottle and the jawmember carrying the same is moved directly in front of the receiving endor opening Il of the chute 36.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention, as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a bottle labelvpress, the combination with a plurality of radiallyextending supports for carrying bottles provided with labels, drivingmeans for rotating said supports in a horizontal plane about a coinmonaxis, pressure faces travelling with said supports and disposed abovesaid supports, a cam stationary relative to said supports and disposeddirectly above the path of movement of said pressure faces in order toact in a straight line for causing the said pressure faces to bemechanically and positively lowered into engagementl with the labeledsurfaces of the bottles during a portion of their rotation, and springsfor raising the pressure surfaces out of pressure exerting position andfor normally maintaining said pressure faces in position to permit abottle to be discharged, to receive a succeeding bott-le and thereuponagain to be actuated by said cam.

2. In a bottle label press, the conibination with a plu'ality ofradially extending arms having two fixed jaws, the lower jaws formingsupports for bottles to be labelled, driving means for rotating saidsupports in a horizontal plane about a common axis, pressure facesoperatively connected to the upper jaws to vslide in a` verticaldirection into and ont of engagement with the labelled surfaces of thebottles7 springs for normally maintaining saidpressure faces out ofpressure exerting position, and means for temporarilyY depressing andanchoring said pressure faces into engagement with the labeled sinfacesof the bottles.

2%. In a bottle label press, the combination with a plurality ofradially extending supports for carrying the bottles provided withlabels, means for rotating said snpports about a common axis, pressurefaces travelling with said supports and disposed above said supportsnormally out of er1- gageinent with the bottles, a cam stationaryrelative to said pressure faces for causing the said pressure faces tobe actuated into engagement with the labeled surfaces of the bottlesduring a portion of their' rotation, and a deflector stationary relativeto said support-s and extending into the path of movement of saidbottles when carried by ,said supports :to @anse said bottles to bedischarged after being released from engagement with said pressurefaces.

il. In a bottle label press, the combination with a rotary platform, ofa plurality of radially extending jaws on said rotary platform forcarrying bottles provided with labels, disks in said jaws for engagingand exercising pressure on the labeled surfaces of the bottles supportedin said jaws, means for resiliently anchoring said disks in raisedposition out of contact with said bottles, and an arcuate cam member'for causing said disks to be depressed into engagement with said bottlesfor a predetermined period of time.

In a bottle label press, the combination with a rotary platform, of aplurality of radially extending jaws on said rotary platform forcarrying bottles provided with labels, disks in said jaws for engagingand exercising pressure on the labeled surfaces of the bottles supportedin said jaws, means for resiliently anchoring said disks in raisedposition out of Contact with said bottles, an arcuate member extendingover a part of the path of movement of said jaws, and. means engaged bysaid arcuate member to cause said disks to be depressed into engagementwith said bottles for a pre-determined period of time.

(i. In a bottle label press, the combination with a rotary platform, ofa plurality of radially extending jaws on said rotary platform forcarrying bottles provided with labels.y pressure faces on said jawsadapted to engage the labeled surfaces of the bottles, plungersassociated with said pressure faces, resilient means on said plungers toinaiifitain the saine at inoperative position, and a cani membercooperating with said plungers to cause said pressure faces (o bebrought into engagement with said bottles for a prc-dcterinined periodol time, said plunger being released after the said period of time bythe resilient pressure means altached thereto.

7, In a bottle label press` the combination with a rotary platform, ofa. plurality of radially extending jaws on said rotary platform forcarrying the bottles provided with labels, pressure faces on said jawsadapted to engage the labeled surfaces of the bottles, plungersassociated with said pressure faces, heads on said plungers, springs onsaid plungers for resilien'tly maintaining said pressure faces inreleasing position out of engagement with said bottles, and arcuate cammember extending over a part of the path of movement of said heads anddepressing the heads engaging therewith.

8. In a bottle label press, the combination with a movable platform, ofa plurality of jaws on said platform for carrying' bottles provided withlabels, movable pressure faces in said jaws adapted to engage the lalill) vbeled surfaces of the bottles, a cam member independent of saidpressure faces and eX- tending over a part of the path of movement ofsaid jaws, and means attached to said pressure faces and engaged by saidcam member to lcause said pressure faces to be vdepressed intoengagement with said bottles for a pre-determined priod of time.

l9. ln va bottle label press, the combinati-on with a platform, of aplurality of supports on said `platform for carrying bottles providedwith labels, a cam member, pressure faces associated with said supportsand adapted to engage the labeled surfaces of bottles, plungersassociated with said pressure faces vand cooperating with saidcam memberto vcause said pressure faces to engage the labeled surfaces of thebottles for a pre-determined period of time, and means cooperating withsaid platform to discharge the bottles after they have been subjected topressure by said pressure faces.

10. In aI bottle label press, Vthe combination with a platform, aplurality of supports on said platform for carrying bottles providedwith labels, pressure faces, a cam member, means cooperating with saidcam member to cause the pressure faces to engage the labeled surfaces ofthe bottle for a pre-determined period of time, and discharge rmeanscooperating with the platform at the end 'of the cam member to dischargethe bottles from the supports.

ll. In a bottle label press, the combination with la platform, aplurality of supports on saidplat'form for carrying bottles providedwith labels,a cam member extending overa part of the path of movement ofsaid platform, pressure faces, plungers cooperating with said cam memberto cause the pressure faces to engage the labeled surfaces of thebottles when the plungers are engaged by said cam member, and tensionmeans for automatically retracting` the plungers and therewith thepressure faces when they are disengaged from said cam member.

l2. In abottle label press, the combination with a platform, a pluralityof supports on said platform for carrying bottles provided with labels,-a cam member extending over a part of the'path of movement of saidyplatform, pressure faces, plungers cooperating 'with said cam member tocause the pressure faces to engage the labeled surfaces of the bottleswhen the plungers are engaged by `said cam member, vmeans Vforretracting the plungers and therewith the pressure faces ywhen they are`disengaged from said cam member, and a deflectoreitending into the4pathof movement of the bottles to discharge the same *as they rarereleased from engagement with the pressure faces.

1.3. In afb'ottle label press, the combination with a platform, aplurality of supports on said platform for rcarry]ngbottles provided'with labels, a cam member extending ever-a part of the path of movementof said platform, pressure faces, plungers cooperating with said cammember to cause the pressure faces to engage the labeled surfaces of thebottles when the lplungers are engaged by said cam member, means forretracting the plungers and therewith the pressure faces when they aredisengaged lfrom said cam member, a'defl'ector extending into lthe 'pathof movement of the bottles to discharge the same as they are releasedfrom engagement with the pressure faces, a belt conveyor, and a chutefor .receiving the bottles when they are discharged by said deiiector tofeed them to said belt conveyor.

le. In a bottle label press, the combination with a rotatable platform,of a plurality of jaws supported on said platform for carrying bottlesprovided with labels, cushion members in said jaws, an arcuate cammember extending over apart of the path of movement of said jaws,plungers cooperating with said cam member to causesaid cushion membersto 'exercise pressure on the labeled surfaces of the bottles carried bysaid jaws, springs for retraeting the 'plungers and therewith thecushion members when the cam member disengages said plungers, and adeflecting bar extending into the path of movement of thebottles'to-,dislodge anddischarge the same when the cushion members havebeen withdrawn out of engagement with the labeled surfaces.

l5. ln a bottle label pressi-he combination with a rotatable platform,vof a vertical shaft on .vhieh said :plat-form is rotatably mounted,means for rotating saidplatformon said vertical shaft, a. pluralityofja-ws disposed atfthe periphery of said rotatable"platform, cushionmembers in saidjaws, plungers vertically slidable in said jaws Aandsecured to said cushion members, heads on said plungers extending abovesaid jaws, wan arcuate cam member extending over a lvpart vof the pathof movement of said heads and cooperating with said heads'to cause saidcushion members to `be pressed intov engagement with the labeledsurfaces of the ybottles carried by the jaws, yand tapered'ends on saidcam member and champfered edges on :said heads to facilitate the'smoothinitial engagement of said plungers by 'said cam member and llf.)

ths gradual release rof the :heads by said i cam member. j

16. ln a bottle label press, the combination 'with'a rotatable platform,of jaws disposed at the periphery of said platform, lower fixed cushionmembers insaid ja'ws to carry the bottles provided vwith labels, movablecushion members in said jaws, plungers in said4 jaws secured tojsaidmovable cushion members, and an arcuate 'cam member extending overa part'of the path of movement of said plungers .and adapted toengagethe sameand cause the movable cushion mem bers to exercise pressure on thelabeled surfaces of the bottles.

17. In a bottle label press, the combination with a rotatable platform,ot' jaws disposed at the periphery ol' said platform, lower fixedcushion members in said jaws to carry the bottles provided with labels,movable cushion members in sain jaws, plungers in said jaws secured tosaid movable cushion members, an arcuate cam member extending over apart ot the path ot' movement of said plungers and adapted to engage thesame and cause the movable cushion members to exercise pressure on thelabeledv snrtarrs ot the bottles, and springs ior retractino,` theplungers and therewith th: ino 7able cushion members when the plnngersare disengaged from the cam member.

18. In a bottle label press, the combination with a rotatable platform,ot jaws disposed at the periphery of said platform, lower lixed cushionmembers in said jaws to carry the bottles provided with labels.I movablecushion members in said jaws, plnngers in said jaws secured to saidmovable cushion members, an arcuate cam member extending over a part ofthe path of movement ol said plungers and adapted to engage the same andcause the movable cushion members to exercise pressure on the labeledsurfaces ot the bottles, springs tor retracting the plungers andtherewith the movable cushion members when the plungers are disengagedfrom the cam member, and a detlector extendingl into the path oit'movement of the bottles to dislodge and discharge the same when thecushion members are caused to withdraw out oit' engagement therewith.

19. ln a bottle label press, the combination with a rotatable platform,ot jaws disposed on the periphery ot said platform t'or receivingbottles provided with labels, pressure cushions in said jaws, plungersvertically slidable in said jaws and secured to said pressure cushions,and a cam member lixed relative to the rotatable platform and extending`over a part otl the path ot movement ot said plungers and cooperating'with said plungers to cause the same to be depressed and therewith topress the cushions into en gageiucnt with the bottles.

EDW'ARD E. KALLENBAGH.

